Left Fishing Trail & Right Fishing Trail via Rachel Carson Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 1,488 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Left Fishing Trail & Right Fishing Trail via Rachel Carson Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Emmerling Park near Talley Cavey, PA. It climbs 1,488 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Left Fishing Trail & Right Fishing Trail via Rachel Carson Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 1,488 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Elevation 805–1,316 ft
Out & Back · Emmerling Park
Trailhead: Trail 1 · 40.58469, -79.93135
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 13% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
- Start on Trail 1, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 3.6 miTurn right onto Left Fishing Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Right Fishing Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Left Fishing Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Left Fishing Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading N.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Trail 1 Trailhead
- Rachel Carson Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 769 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 1,481 ft
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